The Greatest Hits of the 80's, Volume 4 - New Wave Hits

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1Take On Me
bass programming:
Magne Furuholmen
producer:
Alan Tarney
mixer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth-pop band) and John Ratcliff
drum machine and guitar:
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
keyboard:
Magne Furuholmen
background vocals:
Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
lead vocals:
Morten Harket
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985)
music videos:
Take On Me (2019 4K remaster of 1985 mix with diegetic audio) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth-pop band) and Take On Me (official music video, 1985 version) by a‐ha (Norwegian synth-pop band)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 284)
recording of:
Take On Me
writer:
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd.
a‐ha4.43:47
2Obsession
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion34:00
3I Ran
engineer:
Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar and background vocals:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls) and Mike Score
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1982) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London)
music videos:
I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls4.655:06
4Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
music videos:
Too Shy by Kajagoogoo
recording of:
Too Shy
lyricist:
Nick Beggs and Christopher Hamill
composer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
Kajagoogoo43:44
5Mickey
cover recording of:
Kitty (more well known as "Mickey")
writer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
translated version of:
Mickey
Toni Basil3:37
699 Luftballons
recording engineer:
Imre Sereg
producer:
Reinhold Heil (in 1982) and Manfred Praeker (in 1982)
mixer:
Udo Arndt (in 1982)
bass guitar:
Jürgen Dehmel
drums (drum set):
Rolf Brendel
guitar:
Carlo Karges
keyboard:
Jörn‐Uwe Fahrenkrog‐Petersen
lead vocals:
Nena Kerner (the person, performing solo since 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Schallplatten GmbH (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (not for release label use! for © & ℗ or distributor only, defunct since 2005/03/09) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Spliff in Berlin (in 1982)
mixed at:
Audio-Studio in Berlin (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 3) and Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 105)
recording of:
99 Luftballons (in 1982)
lyricist:
Carlo Karges (in 1982)
writer:
Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Karges
composer:
Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (in 1982)
Nena4.53:52
7Call Me
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (in 1979)
guitar:
Frank Infante (in 1979) and Chris Stein (in 1979)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1980, in 2002), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1998) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, United States (in 1979)
mixed at:
Allen Zentz Mastering in San Clemente, United States
recording of:
Call Me (in 1979)
writer:
Deborah Harry and Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Chappell, Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Rare Blue Music, inc., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31) and Fujipacific Music, Inc. (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blondie4.23:32
8She's a Beauty
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
produced for:
Foster Frees Music Inc.
recording of:
She’s a Beauty
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Steve Lukather and Fee Waybill
publisher:
Boones Tunes, Decomposition Music, Foster Frees Music Inc., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Rehtakul Veets Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music–MGB Songs, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Tubes33:58
9Everybody Have Fun Tonight
producer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
recording of:
Everybody Have Fun Tonight
writer:
Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
Spirit One Music
Wang Chung54:48
10She Blinded Me With Science
drum machine and other instruments [wave computer] programming:
Thomas Dolby
producer:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese‐Greene
guest Moog [Moog bass]:
Matthew Seligman (in 1982-08)
violin:
Simon House (in 1982-08)
background vocals:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (in 1982-08) and Miriam Stockley (in 1982-08)
spoken vocals:
Magnus Pyke (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Thomas Dolby (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London) (in 1982-08)
mixed at:
Odyssey Studio (London) in London (Greater London)
recording of:
She Blinded Me With Science (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Thomas Dolby and Tim Kerr (songwriter working with Thomas Dolby)
composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Participation Music Inc.
Thomas Dolby3.83:41

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part of:The Greatest Hits of the 80's (number: 4) (order: 4)